How Not to Say the Wrong Thing

This article is good, though I think it only applies to life-threatening illnesses or crises.

I've found, as a sufferer of Muscular Dystrophy, that the majority of people don't actually want to hear about your health trials. That you're expected to put on a brave face so they feel better.

I've also found that some people really do make it all about them, as they garner sympathy for *you* being disabled but don't waste their time giving you sympathy (see that 'brave face' comment above). And, actually, that pisses me off more than anything.